The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
ON ORDER OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF BIH, SEARCHES CARRIED OUT AT LOCATIONS IN SARAJEVO, TUZLA AND LUKAVAC
18.06.2021. 09:57The searches are related to a total of three people, and are being carried out with the aim of finding documentation, evidence and official records of the American University in Tuzla.
Acting on the order of a prosecutor from the Special Department for Organised Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption, police officers from the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Interior and the Tuzla Canton Ministry of Interior are searching apartments and business premises where the facilities of the American University based in Tuzla were located.
The searches are being conducted in order to find evidence of the work and activities of this institution, as part of the investigation related to illegalities and irregularities in connection with issued university diplomas.
In the interest of work on the case, we cannot provide more information at this time.
*Note on the principle of presumption of innocence
This announcement does not prejudice the outcome of the criminal proceedings and does not violate the principle of the presumption of innocence. A person shall be considered innocent of a crime until guilt has been established by a final verdict (Article 3, paragraph 1 of the CPC BiH).
This announcement does not prejudice the outcome of the criminal proceedings and does not violate the principle of the presumption of innocence. A person shall be considered innocent of a crime until guilt has been established by a final verdict (Article 3, paragraph 1 of the CPC BiH).
